experiment
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Blacktip sharks were especially well suited for the experiment because they gather predictably off Southeast Florida.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Winterich conducted an experiment with college students moving out of dorm rooms.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
In one experiment, participants heard six short alarm melodies played with either conventional electronic tones or a more musical, xylophone-like sound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
One experiment found people had warmer, more engaged interactions with robots that made social flubs, including “judgmental mistakes, wrong assumptions, expressing tiredness or boredom, or getting overexcited.”
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Jack will be home soon, too, and he can check if I’m doing the experiment the right way.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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Most of the existing evidence comes from animal models and in vitro experiments.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
"Bats constantly surprise us. They are one of evolution's greatest experiments," said senior author Professor Sonja Vernes, University of St Andrews, and Bat1K co-founding Director.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
For the new experiments, the researchers built specialized platinum "contact lenses" designed to act as molds for the desired corneal shape.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
More-recent experiments taught participants to recognize that their initial interpretation of stress was only one possible frame; they subsequently reported fewer physical symptoms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
It was no Project Me2, but the experiments were pretty cool.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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A memorial has been created at a school where boys were experimented on and infected with HIV and hepatitis.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The gathering is the first Republican national convention held specifically for a midterm election, although Democrats experimented with similar meetings in the 1970s and 1980s.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
At first, the researchers experimented with ways to chemically transform PVC molecules into different materials.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Furthermore, the company has experimented with a new “asset-light” option that allows customers to deploy Nebius’ AI cloud offerings within their own data centers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
First, I experimented to find out how steep the grade could be.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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The lawsuit carries constitutional implications for other places around the U.S. experimenting with second-home taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
His Copenhagen restaurant Alchemist is experimenting with chocolate alternatives because "the chocolate market is also under pressure," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Migration analysts say people smugglers may be experimenting with new departure points to avoid a heavy police presence in Calais and Dunkirk.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
This places Praearcturus at a pivotal moment in Earth's history when animals were first experimenting with life outside the oceans.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
I like experimenting with my voice, changing my look.
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
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